The F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery is a historic bakery at 129 Franklin Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts that first produced the Fig Newton in 1891. [2]
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| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′46″N 71°06′05″W / 42.36278°N 71.10139°W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architect | F.G. Cass |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002285[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1990 |
History
The building was constructed in 1875. The well-known baked good that originated at the Kennedy Steam Bakery was the Fig Newtons.[3] The bakery was purchased by Nabisco and later converted into an apartment building that is part of the University Park at MIT development.[4] The Bakery building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.